Pneumatic tire



'Jly 28,1925.

' J. H. C. Bolle E1' Al.

PNEUMATIC TIRE Filed Oct. 6t 1925 Patented `July 28, 1925.

UNITED STATE-.s P

JAMEsH. o. Boleros DALLAS, TEXAS, AND WILLIAM 'sE'VWARn or sEAFoID, NEW l,

1 lPNEUMA'LIC TIRE;

"Applicationjiled OctoberrG, 1923. Serial No'.f66?,080.` Y

Toul] fwlzomrz't may concern.'

Be it known that we, JAMES C. Bora. and WILLIAM ySnwARD, citizens ofthe United States, residing, respectively, atDallas,*in 5 the county ofl Dallas and State of Texas, and Seaford, in the county of Nassau and State of New `York, have inventedcer-tain new and useful Improvements in `'Pneun'iatic Tires; and we do .hereby declare the follow- '.0 ingtor be afull, clear, andfexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art tolwhich lit, appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to pneumatic tires. Among the objects of our invention are. 1*- To provide a pneumatic tire havingy its parts so shaped, located and relatively proportioned vthat the effects of road shocks and stone bruises thereon will be minimized.

each coated with a suitable `rubber j com.-l

pound or compounds. Said plies were then cut to proper shape and size, the first ply :ze was laid over asuitabl'e iron core, the other plies were superimposed seriatim thereon, the remaining parts of the tire were added and the whole was then placed in a mold and subjected to heat and pressure. As a 4U consequence of this construction, the layers of rubber between adjacent plies were coinparatively thin and the plies freqeuently came into contact. This was especially the case if the tire suffered an-injury.

Furthermore, the layers of rubber bef tween adjacent plies were of practically the same thickness and the capacity for yielding of the layers between plies was but slight; hence unduestresses were imposed upon the inner plies.

For the purpose of illustration, we have shown in the drawing our invention as applied to a truck tire, but this is to be understood as merely illustrative of any form'of tire embodying our invent-ion.

Vextensible flexible materialof any To prove a pneumatic tire in which the` the tread 10 will move In the drawing: v j l l, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are plies o-f-Wovenor cord fabric or any suitable approximately insizeand shape, which may bel treated' in any approved manner. -I i -f Y f.

We first place the ply Lon any usual or aproved core. le then placevthe layer 6 upon the ply 1; the ply2 upon the layerl 6; the layer 7. upon the ply 2; the ply -3 upon the layer 7; the layer 8 uponthe ply r3; the ply 4 upon the layer 8 and the. ply 5 upon' the ply 4; thus forming the carcass of the tire. i f

. AnyV usual or approved formsfof breaker, cushion and tread may vthen be placed upon the'vcarcass and the edges ,thereof maybe equippedy 'Y with wires as shown or. with beads'.Y e The tire is then to be placed in a mold andy subjected to heat and pressure in the usual gmanner.v f. f

lt. is to be noted that the layers 6, 7:

A8 which, are formed of anysuitable elastic material as a compound, including rubber, are comparatively thick -and are progressively thinner from theV inne-r to the outer layer and extend aroundthe tire and approximately bet-Ween the wires or beads.

The layers are made comparatively thick in order to cushion and insulate the plies to prevent moisture from permeating and rotting same. By this construction,'we insure that the plies will remain dry and in case of injury the layers, even though punctured, will close the edges of the fissure therein and prevent the ingress of any considerable amount of moisture.

The layers, which form cushions between consecutive plies, are made progressively thinner from the inner layer to the outer layer in order to'provide a capacity for yielding between said layers that is progressively larger from the tread inwardly.

It is evident that the stresses applied to the edges 11-1l and will consequently increase the radii of curvature, of the pliesadjacent the tread, increasing the radius of curvature ofthe ply 1 comparatively more than that of the other plies.

As a consequence, 'a stretchingaction is produced upon theplies which would4 increase from the outsidel inwardly and be greatestrupon the inner ply were it not that we place a layer upon the inner ply of such theA same towards desired iur a thickness that it will yield or` flow sulficiently to avoid undue stress upon said ply. Ve place layers of such thicknesses upon the .other plies as to render the stresses there.

upon approximately equal to the stress upon the inner ply.

One set of proportional values which we yhave found suitable for the thicknesses of the layers and plies is as follows Layer G Ql parts,

Layer T-llZ parts,

Layer 8l part.

Each of the plies l part.

These values may be varied as desired or as indicated by experiment and the number of layers and plies may be also varied. p

By making the layers of varying thicknesses as set forth, we not only equalize stresses due to faults in manufacture, but also insure that the stresses upon the plies will be equalized. For both reasons, excessivestresses upon any part of the tire are eliminated and its life greatly increased.

Furthermore, the layers act as cushions to lessen the force of shocks upon the plies and increase the resilience ofy the tire.

While we have shown four plies and three layers between the piles, it is evident that the number of both may be varied and that the relative thicknesses of the .layers may also be varied without departing from the spirit of our invention.

le claim l. In a tire, the combination with a plurality of plies of approximately inextensible gressively decreasing in thickness from the inside to the outside of said tire, none of said layers being less in thickness than the thickness of one of said plies. f

3. In a tire, the combination of a plu; rality of plies of fabric, of layers of rubber between consecutive plies, the thickness of said layers` progressively decreasing from the inside to the outside of said tire.

4l. ln a tire, the combination with a plurality of plies of fabric, of layers ofrubber between consecutiveplies, the thickness of said layers progressively decreasing from the inside to the outside of said tire, none of said layers being` less in thickness than the thickness of one of said plies.

5. In a pneumatic tire, the combination with a plurality of plies of fabric, of cushions between consecutive plies `to minimize the shocks upon sai-d plies, said cushions being progressively thinner from the inside to the outside of said tire.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures.

Jamas H. o. soie. wiLLraM sew-ARD. 

